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social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > rights and freedoms > welfare rights
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > politics, power, and war > social control > formal social control > jurisprudence > human rights > social and economic rights > welfare rights
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > politics and law > social control > formal social control > jurisprudence > human rights > social and economic rights > welfare rights
... > social science subjects > law > jurisprudence > human rights > social and economic rights > welfare rights
... > social science subjects > business and management > business ethics > theories of ethics > human rights > social and economic rights > welfare rights
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > rights and freedoms > human rights > social and economic rights > welfare rights

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welfare rights  

Definition(s)

  • Welfare rights are a modern phenomenon in which citizenship is extended to the social reproduction functions of the state. Premodern social protection was often punitive, removing recipients from mainstream society and citizenship. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Welfare Rights]

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